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Show i V rt t r t 4 - k Bdoddb? Unuo 10A C-,- -- y' Salt Lak BELIEVE-IT-OR-NO- tv c m A T Without Spiders Weel So on Starve Cfrft Utahr Saturday, May 19, WO- - -- Kr stai 7 United States onstituiion of jhe v $ been divinely inspired. having Is NATO Falling f, ' - - - MV - i t ,t- 3 i- 7 M If 3 i- - . 4 - Afc t . Apart? WEST GERMANYS placing of its ninth However, . West Germany must - realize battle-read- y that its own best interests will be served army division under North Atlantic Treaty Organization command: (From The Arameo World") by sticking with the alliance, not pulling TATURE is prodigal with her this weekend could be more .meaningful it apart, . to the Atlantic Alliance than it first ap- wonders Every one of her As for France, President DeGaulle is , , pears. astonishing, vet pc- , creatures.! independent jfonififaria. jnaYing4pipfjn wishful Nature excels even hershould thinking its believes only because France casionaliy axis he Perhaps self. . She dld so with spiders. but this could indicate a spirit of coopera shave a bigger voice in running NATO. tlon with its NATO partners that, onq His' moves to form an axis, however, Everything about them is inv hopes, will be more lasting than the prescredible; they are Natures own could be believe-it-or-noent strains within the alliance and per- ... one attains AFTER ALL,' by leadership even ease them. haps If, suddenly, there were no .being strong not by being obstinate.. -- spiders, wed starve .to death Thatlhla. cooperative spirit may be In Europe, strength hence, leadership d more than some of the recent within weeks. Overwhelming is more likely tp come through unity dissatisfactions, at least on West Ger--. hordes of insects would destroy And unity than through many's part, may be indicated by the fact crops and pastures. Spiders eat an means seeing to it that NATO is held tothe Bonn government has been remarkastronomical number of insects gether and that the Common Market ably faithful in ' fulfilling its NATO comevery year. Scientists have estiachieves its full potential, which cannot be mitments. mated that the weight of insects done if France .and Germany set up bar. One could wish that as much could be eaten Is far more than the comsaid of certain, other NATO members, -- riers IhaUteep Britain out of bined weight of the 3,000 million - Moreover, as long as .Western Europe-remain- s human beings on this globe. namely France and Britain. , splintered a tendency thgtthe . It is hard to believe this beIN ALL THIS, it should be evident that axis wpuld foster therrthe cause- we dont realize just how West Germany is increasingly play- -. UB. would have to continue carrying the , many spiders there are. Jng a highly pivotal role in the affairs of main part of the burden in the Atlantic an acre of bough Incredibly, Western Europe. This is why the Bonn- Alliance. Thus, the way for European na- grassland-may-swarwith from jtions to gain a bigger voice in the alliance ,llA million to 2 Vi million spiders, oping Istbbe particularly regretted. build Western Europe into a unified depending on the time of the year. The, regrettable aspects of this "axis" with that would be truly Dr. W. S. Bristowe, the British entity are that if it hardens into an actual the U.S. spider expert, made the count by it could: these to a however, side, Theres bright taking representative samples of 1. Disrupt the military effectiveness of alliance. Usually such the earth in Sussex, England. within strains NATO. come to the fore only when Com. -- The great benefits conferred on, strains . 2. Make it impossible for Britain to is abating.- Its .when us munist ' by spiders entitle them to our pressure join the Common Market. we is Communist that the more particularly as the greatest tolerance, danger 3. Dash hopes for a strong ind united very few are dangerous to man. put our differences aside and pull together Western Europe. - Out of 50,000 species in the world with renewed vigor. . . For its part, West Germany is tending less than a dozen can harm us. No to pull away from the Atlantic Alliance THIS WILL CONTINUE, however, only as spider ever deliberately attacks us. because it is dissatisfied with the way the ' 56, 000 long as the spirit of cooperation exMost of them cant pierce tough U.S. is conducting negotiations with the emplified by West Germanys contribuf skin with their hilman fangs, Soviets to ease the Berlin dispute. To be tion to NATO this weekend continues to Another thing astonishing sure, Bonn has good reason to question the prevail over the spirit represented by tropics, they are as brilliant abput spiders Is that they thrive certain. UJ5. proposals In this regard.. new axis'. . almost anywhere. A British enJewels.'. Spiders dont dine only on flies tomologist . clambered 22,000 feet but on a great variety of insects. up Mt Everest and found spiders living on rocky islands among ice (They are never vegetarians and CONGRESS could stand to investlgats itnever damage garden crops.) sive entertainment. Many men profess and snow. A French entomologist self at the same time and for the tqjseenothing wrong in this and state went 2,000 feet down a mine and same . reasons that it , investigates the that it will not affect the attitude of the found spiders some of them blind. , Fish For A Living Billie Sol Estes case. , . official. This is excessively naive' What niOME nocturnal' spiders fish for The Senate Permanent Investigations Most Art Air Breathers their living.Theyhang from frequentlyhappens is- - that the loyalties Subcommittee is trying to determine of the public official are shifted gradu- branch of a tree and dangle a spiders are whether the Texas millionaire received devotion to the rOUGH short line baited with' a globule of ally from single-minde- d prefer to . live-- ln any favoritism in his dealings with the a to interest water. One British spider marches syrup to lure moths and insects. public friendship for and U.S. Department of Agriculture as a re- When one comes near, the spider down the stem of a water plant loyalty towards the donor and patron. suit of his giving of gifts ahd gratuities Then when decisions are made, It Is easy for an aqualung. swings the globule toward It The with an to some of its employes. Already the for the official to be Influenced by considThen It spins a silken diving bell syrup sticks fast and the insect .Estes case has led to the dismissal or re erations of friendship and personal obligaand stocks it with air. There it Is hooked fast on a line so elastic . signatioh of a handful of federal workers. tion. Many public officials have gone. - lives, mates and rears its family. it will stretch to twice Its length 1 The trouble, however, is that gift-gi- v chooses crevice wrong in this fashion And have shifted a in without breaking. It soon tires and Another is reeled in. lng is a much more prevalent practice In their loyalties so slowly and imperceptibly rocks submerged at high tide. ? i the legislative branch of government than d that they were not fully conscious of what There, in a chamber with Spiders do not grow to great 1 ' it in the executive branch. Its no secret was happening." ' size. a thick doorway of massed gos'that lobbyists are notoriously lavish with samer that holds back the sea, the , g Senator Douglas was referring mainly the .The largest! free lunches, free booze, and free trips to to appointed public officials, to the execuspider waits, secure and comfortspider of the tropics, has a body congressmen. able. At low tide, it comes out to inches long tive branch of government. But his obthree and one-haIn return, the lobbyists expect the legservations apply with equal force to and eight-inc- h prey on Crustacea. long legs. The islators merely to listen attentively to Even in the heart of great arid. smallest is about a thirty-fift- h of elected public servants, to the legislative their side of whatever the lobbyists are dities there are iiiore spiders than an branch of government. inch. . campaigning for or against. most suspect. Dr. Bristowe had a All spiders are pocket Samsons. If the accepting of gratuities is wrong Moreover, special interest groups often of tiny rooftop garden in London and A man can lift about two-thircivil servant it is just as wrong for a for will pay the speaking fees of a congressin its area of only 15 square, feet, his own weight, but a trap-dosuch a as as Moreover, congressman. long man if he is willing to espouse their cause he found 19 species of spiders. spider heaved open its door after practices are permitted in one branch of during one of his speaking tours. Most spiders are drab grey and three ounces of lead had been piled diffimore the all be will it government Such practices might seem Innocent brown creatures because theyre on top. This is equal to a man liftcult to stamp them put In another 'branch enough, but they contain certain potential designed to merge obscurely with ing several tons. of government. dangers. Those dangers were cited by their background. But in the Spider silk looks fragile but no ...Senator Paul H. Douglas when he wrote: A DOUBLE STANDARD of this nature . , . one of the most common ways in should not be tolerated. If Congress is REPORTER FROM EUROPE LOOKS AT AMERICA which interested parties seduce public ofto discipline others effectively It must also ficials is through costly gifts and fxpen- discipline Itself. g. t: 1' deep-roote- g. it Nothing in Nature is more marvelous than the sensory gifts of spiders. By human standards all have poor -- eyesight Some-w- eb a fly less than an Inch away. But what man could tell the difference between tea, cof fee and cocoa by dabbling his fingers and toes in them? Or be able to listen with his chest and stomach? Spiders do something like that roost of the time. -- m al , working-arra- ngement , They taste, smell, detect air currents ajnd measure vibrations by means of millions of delicate hairs which cover their legs, feetr palps (hands )and bodies. . -- - -- Varieties Of Spiders Eat Insects Equal In Weight To All Humans , , man-mad- e product can equal it for combined strength and lightness T Government's Double Standard Web Stronger Than Iron web of the garden spider tensile strength three times that of iron. Or, put It this way spider silk twistedinto a rope one Inch thick codld lift 74 tons. It is also the' lightest solid known. A continuous fine thread circling the earth at the equator TE air-breat- and-door- -- silk-line- th bird-eatih- lf -- cam-ouflag- ' ds or Foreign Industry 'Exceeds U.S. In Dynamism' Laurel Sprig For The Pharmacist THE ANNUAL CONVENTION of the Utah.. Pharmaceutical Association at Ogdeif this weekend provides an oppor- to toss a laurel sprig to an esteemed and essential community servant the bond election. He. pays local taxes and hires local workers. His money goes to local tradesmen. He belongs to the munity-ancto him! The pharmacist, unlike most professional men, tain competitionwith himself. Having stocked the latest miracle drug, he must forthwith obtain an even more effective cbmpound, newly on the market, thereby nullifying his original investment. By this obvious paradox he has come to realize that many of hli drugs are shortcom-tuni- ty Ht The druggist truly is the friend and benefactor of every man, woman and child in town. Night and day he is at his post when needed. Children grow up to' remember his soda fountain, candy bar rack, news and stationery stand, and those thousands of bottles on the shelves, but few appreciate the benign service he performs. t He is the' doctors 'right'1 band. He comes to the assistance of the sick and the stricken all hours of the day and night. Either In person or by messenger he hurries to the sick-be- d where stands Worried husband or wife,1 scnRpr daughter, faces drawn with anxiety, and there he delivers to his friend and colleague, the doctor, the or medjelne 7 scribed - . life-savi- 1 lived commercially. AfTeast three million Americans are alive today who would have been, dead without the antibiotics sold by the drug- gist. When you read about federal probes w drug prices, remember that the spread between the actual production cost and delivery to the pharmacists shelf is mainly what most boosts the price of drugs. CONSIDERING THESE FACTS we can ease up on our criticism of the pain-relievi- ever-helpf- r The druggist, aside fromils great In the health of the townsfolk, 'Is a strong booster for the town. He pushes for the new schooI,the library, the high- way and works for a goodly turnout at ul , 1 WAS HIGH TIME someone canoe up with a solution to the chuckhole prob- - ' would make trees, telephone poles, and some basketball players a traffic hazard. " , lem. And " - 1 - ' r d. i l" are not AIRLINE SCHEDULES in the UJ5. seem more haphazard than in jy Europe. This reporter Jan delays of two hours or more on , three out of seven flights, each fine over a 4 relatively short distance. There was very little' explanation for delays, and little help In overcoming the inconvenience caused by the delays. , . People here are more friendly,, more helpful and straightforward. But many seem preoccupied with,, their own domestic affaire and sonal enjoyment As I traveled from rity to dtjr, I found few individuals with the exception of businessmen who showed much realiza tion of what is going on in the out-- . side world. Yet Americans, in looking to the into-pjpfg- REPORTER returning to the United States after six years In Western Europe and Scandinavia comes up with a good many impressions as he travels about' the country. Some of them are not flattering. The United States today appears to lack the drive that you feel in There isnt the Westerhrfcurope. .same spirit of progress and accomplishment in the air. Rather, Americans give the impression of being intent on living well without working too hard. Most .Europeans, are prosperous now more prosperous than, they ever have been before. Yet workers In Europe still pride themselves on doing a good job. Accuracy in workmanship is prized. Services in many European countries are than in the U.S. . per-lab- futttre,-mu- st face the fact that European industries are just as modftem as those in America and quite often more modem. Often the factories of Europe are com- n,ew, financed by generous aid from the U.S. and operating ' with methods made possible by U.S. technical assistance. IN EUROPE, these industries enjoy many favors of government Depredation allowances generally are much more liberal than those allowed American industry. National and local taxes on business usually re much lower than In the UB.,- and and Industry often work lit concert to preserve and advance competitive power. Even In the most developed sodal-welfar- e countries of .Europe, a national leader 'would hardly have made an attack on leaders of a private Industry! comparable to that . - -- ; ed cans strewn along highways. Empty liquor bottles are not tossed into the street The streets, themselves, appear to be kept In much better re- pair. One gets the feeling that people 'here do not take the pride In their cities that Europeans take. The suburban homes of America are beautiful and well kept in sharp Contrast to Unkempt metropolitan areas. Vast areas of bigcities look to be badly run down. It seems there Is a avic pride in Europe that is no longer present, to the same degree, in much of America. - ' Tosomeone returning to the UB. after a relatively long absence, there appears, to be a striking neglect of the simplest public services. made by President Kennedy on some of the men in the UB. steel industry. But it is also true most European businessmen would carefully avoid conflicts with government European industry still does not match the highly developed and specialized know-hoof UJ5. industry. Its transportation costs for raw materials often are higher than in the UB. Yet, the advantages that were enjoyed by the UB. In the past appear to be fading away, rather last THE GREAT LAG.", To one com-- . lng from Europe, the great lag in America seems to center in the econpublic sector ei-tomy. If the aim here is to achieve full employment and restored growth, a long step toward that realization, could come by finding ways to step tip Investment in the public side of the UB. economy. Also, in Europe, the tendency is' to put more restraint on private by using tax policy to that end. More emphasis then is placed upon Investment in new industry and iq community development In Europes most advanced countries there over has been a fairly all expansion. The role that profits play, in a' economy appears to be better understood in Europe than here. This seems to be true even in countries with officials who, in the UB, would be called socialists." Profits of European Industry often are a good deal larger than are profits In the United States. as a jolt, but tha R may-com- e UB. of today doe not surge with' the same kind of dynamism' that' Europe does. It does not reflect tha same spirit of determination to go " i - ahead. . ,, , , he i . it took a Britisher to do ft. But the Wright Brothers flight John C. Wimpenny, a '..was not very long or high either, and t genius, has peddled his own aircraft 993 look whats happened since then! And the iihancing should go like a r'yards, the first man In history to make ", such a flight under his own power. S breeze. The city, county, end state gov- -' The accomplishment emments could buy every taxpayer a staggers the' peddle-plane Imagination. No more worry over chuck With roadfunds. The federal holes. Of course, there may be a few government would chip In, too. Peddling - Problems to overcome before omithop-- would be right in line with President Renters are perfected and placed in general nedys fitness program. . use. Fqr instance, aged 19.5 miles per hour which Isnt ex.sight at, last. But for the moment-V- . And. the heights he flevv actly . look out! Oh, there goes another were only from five to eight feet up. This tire! - - Transportation seryices good, as a rule. druggist and contemplate on his' priceless service as a member of the amaz- ing. medical team that has brought .America to its highest achievement in combatting ill health and extending hu- - BEER CANS AND BOTTLES. West- man life. v ern Europe has a cleaner look than America. You do mrtseebeer Chuckholes? Who Cares! ' This imfr,nlnn of A meric is 4 memo by Alfred Zenker, member of the International Staff of "US News and World Report nho tt stationed m Europe specializing in economic news Mr. Zenker ts presently in the United States. Used by special permission US. News and World Report. , better-perform- '' Billions of spiderlings emerge simultaneously from the cocoons. If they hadnt acquired a unique way of dispersing, they would soon overrun the local food supply and take to eating themselves. They pay out little silken lines Into the warm air In spring and autumn and are soon airborne. .They often reach great heights; naturalists are fantastically have scooped them up in hetf at of an Inch thick. 15,000 feet; a pilot saw some in Spiders have prodigious appethe stratosphere higher stilL tites. A hunting spider once ate Exterminator, engineer, five tadpoles in a night. But at the deep sea diver, space exother extreme spiders can fast up ' hunter and mountaineer, plorer, to six months or longer. They dont suck blood but, because they have ' trapper, spinner and weaver these may have been some of the amazno teeth, their diet must be liquid. ining accomplishments of the spider They predigest their victims by which break up that Emily Dickinson recognized jecting enzymes the tissues and .then they drink when she wrote: . their insect victinqs dry, leaving Neglected son of genius, , shells. the I take thee by the hand. only would wgigh uner six ounces. 1 Spiders spin not Only snares but cocoons for eggs, linings for bur- rows, hinges moulting sheets and gossamer threads for 'aerial flights. 'The finest strands can be seen only with a magnifying glas. Some used In cocoons air-bubb- le i - and for elasticity. Incongruous Marriages marriages In Nature' are more Incongruous than those In the spider wonderland. They are circus romances in which the fat lady always marries the midget. Spider wives are generally many times as big as their husbands. One tropical spider wife is 1,300 times as big! This is as though a man 6 feet tall and weighing 196 'pounds married a woman 80 feet ' tall and 90 tons In wejght. . Spider wives have bad reputa- husbands tions. for eating-the- ir after the nuptials. But not all do. Husbands and wives of some species live amiably together. V -- tt "The suburban homes af America In are beautiful and well kept. contrast to unkempt metropolitan areas." , AFTER TRAVELING through In- dustrial regions of theUB., and through the broad sweep of the ag-- riculturel Midwest, a person begins to wonder whether America is going to wake op in time to keep ahead of the procession in a world that Is changing or, maybe, even to keep . up with the procession. v ' -- . |